Photos from the 53rd Annual Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest in San Francisco’s Union Square Thursday, July 7, 2016 (Rachael Garner/S.F. Examiner) Leonard Oats, a cable car operator of 16 years, raises ...

San Francisco’s iconic cable cars celebrated a century-and-a-half in style after city leaders, public transit fans and historical reenactors kicked off a birthday celebration downtown on Wednesday.

It was a puzzling sight for a September afternoon stifled by a historic heat wave in downtown San Francisco. A red-and-green-painted cable car adorned in tinsel, poinsettias and Christmas lights ...

SAN FRANCISCO - The cable car has long been a hallmark of San Francisco, the only city in the world with these unique transportation systems. This year marks 150 years since the cable car's creation ...

From lesser-known facts to must-have information to help you make the most of your first (or next) ride on San Francisco's steep streets, here's everything to know about this historic form of ...